TAKING THE PRIVATE SECTOR UNDERGROUND

The London Underground, UK, has suffered from a long history of under investment and lack of long term planning. As part of the public private partnership (PPP), Tube Lines took over responsibility for maintaining and upgrading the infrastructure and rolling stock on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly (JNP) lines. Over 7.5 years, Tube Lines will invest 4.4 billion across the three lines, accompanied by expertise in design, construction, project management and systems integration. The priorities are to improve service capacity and to deliver a more reliable and frequent train service. Tube Lines has prioritised early work to improve service reliability by tackling the causes of speed restrictions and improving fleet management and preventative maintenance. Short-term improvements will include station upgrades, new signalling systems, the introduction of bridge and structure maintenance programmes, and increased train cleaning. The individual improvements for each line are listed.

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  RUSSELL PUBLISHING LTD

  COURT LODGE, HOGTROUGH HILL
  BRASTED, KENT  United Kingdom  TN16 1NU
• Authors:
  • MORGAN, T
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 31-5
• Serial:
  • EUROTRANSPORT
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: RUSSELL PUBLISHING LTD
  • ISSN: 1478-8217

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Cleaning; Improvements; Investments; Maintenance; Planning; Policy; Privatization; Public transit; Railroad stations; Rolling stock; Signalization; Subways; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 3849: Cleaning; 9108: Improvement; 227: Investment; 3847: Maintenance; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 171: Privatisation; 744: Public transport; 1266: Rolling stock; 556: Signalization; 1095: Station (railway); 1191: Underground railway; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974655
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 4 2004 12:00AM